How to Read Drum Tabs, DrumTabs Reading, Notation, Symbols
Drumsticks
How to Read Drum Tabs - Symbols
There are numerous different symbols that drummers will use with drumtabs to notate
different parts of the drumset and percussion instruments. Here are many of those variations:
The Most Basic:
B = Bass-Drum
S = Snare-Drum
H = Hi-Hat
C = Cymbal
T = Tom
Drum Variations:
BA = Bass Drum
BD = Bass Drum
B1 = Bass Drum #1
B2 = Bass Drum #2
T1 = Tom 1 (T2 = Tom 2, etc.)
TT = Tom Tom
F = Floor-Tom
FT = Floor Tom
Cymbals and Hi-Hats
RC = Ride Cymbal
CC = Crash Cymbal
SC = Splash Cymbal
OH = Open Hi-Hat
SH = Slightly Open Hi-Hat
CH = Closed Hi-Hat
HF = Hi-Hat (played with foot)
Percussion:
CB = Cow Bell
TA = Tambourine
SH = Shaker
WB = Wood Block
CL = Claves
BE = Bell
Drumsticks
How to Read Drum Tabs - Symbols
There are numerous different symbols that drummers will use with drumtabs to notate
different parts of the drumset and percussion instruments. Here are many of those variations:
The Most Basic:
B = Bass-Drum
S = Snare-Drum
H = Hi-Hat
C = Cymbal
T = Tom
Drum Variations:
BA = Bass Drum
BD = Bass Drum
B1 = Bass Drum #1
B2 = Bass Drum #2
T1 = Tom 1 (T2 = Tom 2, etc.)
TT = Tom Tom
F = Floor-Tom
FT = Floor Tom
Cymbals and Hi-Hats
RC = Ride Cymbal
CC = Crash Cymbal
SC = Splash Cymbal
OH = Open Hi-Hat
SH = Slightly Open Hi-Hat
CH = Closed Hi-Hat
HF = Hi-Hat (played with foot)
Percussion:
CB = Cow Bell
TA = Tambourine
SH = Shaker
WB = Wood Block
CL = Claves
BE = Bell
